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Numismatic Bibliomania Society 

P.O. Box 634 • Canal Winchester Ohio 43110 

COINBOOKS.ORG 


2017 BENEFIT AUCTION 


Absentee bids should be sent to David Fanning at df@numislit.com 
and must reach him by close of day, Thursday, August 3. 


LOTS 

American Bank Note Company Archive Series 

1 American Bank Note Company. ARCHIVE SERIES. VOL. ONE 1987. 96 superb intaglio- 
printed vignettes on twelve 8.5 by 11.25 inch stiff sheets with tissue guards, accompanied by 17 
historical data sheets and three transmittal letters. Housed in the original brown cloth portfolio, 
gilt, with ties, [with] ARCHIVE SERIES. VOL. TWO 1988. 82 superb intaglio-printed vignettes 
(numbered 97-178) on twelve 8.5 by 1 1.25 inch stiff sheets with tissue guards, accompanied by 12 
historical data sheets (and two corrected versions), three transmittal letters, and a uniface 
impression of a Republika Ceskoslovenska banknote. Housed in the original green cloth portfolio, 
gilt, with ties, [with] ARCHIVE SERIES. VOL. THREE 1989. 79 superb intaglio-printed vignettes 
(numbered 1-79) on twelve 8.5 by 1 1.25 inch stiff sheets, accompanied by 12 historical data sheets. 
Housed in the original blue cloth portfolio, gilt, with ties. Three volumes, total. New York, 1987- 
89. Each vignette sheet is laid into a clear Mylar folder with a previous owner’s handwritten sticker 
on the outside of each. Previous owner’s label to each portfolio. Very good or better, with vignette 
sheets fine. Retail value $500 

Very attractive vignette portfolios issued by the American Bank Note Company. These portfolios were offered for six 
years, through 1992. The vignettes are described, giving information on the artist, when the vignette was produced 
and on what notes it is known to have been used. These sometimes bring rather high prices at auction. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


Original Copy of Baker on Washington 

2 Baker, W.S. MEDALLIC PORTRAITS OF WASHINGTON, WITH HISTORICAL AND 
CRITICAL NOTES AND A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COINS MEDALS TOKENS 
AND CARDS. Philadelphia: Robert M. Lindsay, 1885. First edition. 8vo, later maroon buckram, 
gilt. Finely engraved frontispiece depicting Wright medal of Washington; (4), 252 pages. Ex library 
copy, with bar code, spine label and typical markings; lacking half-title. Very good or so. 

Retail value $200 

A foundational work on the subject, and an enduring classic. Very scarce. Even though this is an ex-library copy, the 
pages are in pretty good shape: the fragile nature of the paper employed in these means that most copies are very 
brittle. Voted as one of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s “One Hundred Greatest Items of United States 
Numismatic Literature.” Clain-Stefanelli 15020*. Ex Kolbe Sale 92, lot 209. 

Donated by Tom Harrison 


Harry Bass’s Deluxe Breen & Gillio on California Fractional Gold 

3 Breen, Walter, and Ronald J. Gillio. CALIFORNIA PIONEER FRACTIONAL GOLD. 
HISTORIC GOLD RUSH SMALL CHANGE 1852-1856 AND SUPPRESSED JEWELERS’ 
ISSUES 1859-1882. Santa Barbara, 1983. 4to, original blue half morocco, gilt; French marbled 
endpapers. (2), 160 pages; well illustrated; 2 photographic Cibachrome color plates with descriptive 
tissue guards. Inscribed by Ron Gillio to Harry Bass on title. Near fine, with just minor signs of 
wear. Retail value $300 

The Deluxe Edition. “Copy number 66 of a limited edition of 100 hand bound in half-Morocco with marbled end- 
papers.” It appears that only fifty copies of this “Limited Edition” were actually issued. This work was originally written 
as an auction catalogue of the famous collection formed by Ed and Kenny Lee and features a great deal of original 
research by Breen. After the collection was sold privately before the sale, the text was suitably edited and the published 
work became the standard work on the topic. Voted as one of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s “One Hundred 
Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature.” Ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. library, with his bookplate. 

Donated by Tom Harrison 


ANA Centennial Anthology 

4 Carlson, Carl W.A., and Michael Hodder [editors]. THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC 
ASSOCIATION CENTENNIAL ANTHOLOGY. Wolfeboro, 1991. 4to, original maroon 
leatherette, gilt. (12), 372 pages; text illustrations. Fine. Retail value $35 

Important. Includes Eric P. Newman’s essential guide to Heath counterfeit detectors, among much else. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


Cassel on Postage Currency Coins 

5 Cassel, David. UNITED STATES PATTERN POSTAGE CURRENCY COINS. Miami, 2000. 
First edition. 4to, original pictorial laminated boards, xii, 226 pages; illustrated. Fine. 

Retail value $100 

An important reference, one of only 110 copies printed. 

Donated by Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers 


Celina Coin Company Lists 

6 Celina Coin Company. FIXED PRICE CATALOGUES. Celina & Lima: Ted & Carl Brandts; 
Robert F. Wilson. Six different catalogues, being Price Lists Nos. 11,15, 16, 20, 22 and 26. Generally 
undated (final one dated 1949). All 8vo, original printed card covers. Mostly near fine, with an 
exception or two. Retail value $25 

Celina Coin Company handled a number of good large cent collections over the years, and their price lists include a 
number of coins that are far above the usual faire relegated to price lists during this period. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


The Winsor Sale 

7 Chapman, S.H. & H. CATALOGUE OF THE MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION OF COINS 
OF THE UNITED STATES FORMED BY THE LATE RICHARD B. WINSOR, ESQ., 
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, Dec. 16-17, 1895. 4to, disbound. (2), 87, (1) 
pages; 1353 lots. Neatly removed from previous binding. Near fine. Retail value $25 

Adams A: “Carolina elephant l/2<t. 3 Granby varieties. Silver center 1$. Gem silver. Clover leaf 1$, superb copper. AU 
1822 10$. ” An important collection of American colonial, silver and copper coins, formed over a quarter century. 
Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


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A Plated Wetmore Sale, ex Bass 

8 Chapman, S.H. & H. THE COLLECTION OL COINS OL THE UNITED STATES FORMED 
BY MAJOR WILLIAM BOERUM WETMORE. AN ORIGINAL 1804 U.S. DOLLAR. 

Philadelphia, June 27-28, 1906. 8vo, later blue cloth, gilt; original gilt-printed white paper front 
cover bound in. (2), ii, 75, (1) pages; 1290 lots; 5 fine photographic plates. Neatly priced in red ink, 
occasionally faint. Contents a trifle stained. Very good or so. Retail value $200 

Diminutive printed label of RUD. KOHLER / COINS / AND COIN BOOKS / NEW YORK at head of front pastedown. 
Adams A: “Proof 1831, 1846 $2.50. 1863-1881 gold proof sets. 1804 $1 with analysis. 1827 254. Fine cents: MS 1808, 
1811, Proof 1823, 1829.” A notable sale of United States large cents, rare gold, gold proofs and silver coins, with a long 
description of the 1804 dollar. The first two plates depict American gold coins; the third plate illustrates silver dollars, 
an 1802 half dime, and an 1827 quarter; and the final two plates depict choice cents. Clain-Stefanelli 12435. Davis 196. 
Ex August 8-9, 1968 Colby Ritzman sale, lot 154; ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 83, lot 667). 

Donated by Len Augsburger 


Modern Plated Reprint ofBement Part II 

9 Chapman, Henry. PART II: CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF MAGNIFICENT 
SPECIMENS OF EUROPEAN COINS IN GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER, THE PROPERTY 
OF CLARENCE S. BEMENT, ESQ., PHILADELPHIA. New York: Anderson Galleries, June 26- 
27, 1918. 4to, modern off-white cloth; gilt-printed front cover mounted on board, iv, (2), 93, (1), 
(8) pages; 999 lots; 9 reprint plates taken from original negatives. Prices realized list bound in. Fine. 

Retail value $200 

An exceedingly well-done reprint that combines the original catalogue and prices realized list with new reprint plates 
taken from the original glass negatives, the whole well bound in the likeness of the originals. The quality of the 
reprinted plates actually exceeds that of the originals. John J. Ford and John W. Adams were responsible for making 
this, and a similar printing of the Jackman sale, using original copies of the sale (part of a hoard of Chapman catalogues 
found in the Henry Chapman estate) and the original photographic negatives to print the high-quality plates. 
Apparently, only 20 copies of the Bement sale were reproduced. The Bement sale featured an outstanding collection 
of European coins, the choicest and rarest of which are depicted on the plates. Adams 35 (rated A- overall, A for all 
European categories). See Davis 208. 

Donated by George F. Kolbe 


Jack Collins Television Material 

10 [Collins, Jack] . MATERIAL FROM THE JACK COLLINS ARCHIVES RELATING TO HIS 
TELEVISION CAREER. Includes over 40 pages of complete or partial scripts with which Collins 
was involved, all of which he had saved in his papers. Materials generally near fine. 

Retail value $35 

While not numismatic, and requiring some research to figure out the exact role of Collins in the production of the 
scripts, they are interesting tidbits of a side of his life few knew much about. 

Donated by Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers 


Green Reprint of Crosby 

1 1 Crosby, Sylvester S. THE EARLY COINS OF AMERICA; AND THE LAWS GOVERNING 
THEIR ISSUE... Reprint. Chicago: R. Green, 1945. Tall 4to, original green cloth, gilt. Near 
fine. Retail value $40 

The first reprint of this American classic. Voted No. 2 on the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s “One Hundred 
Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature.” 

Donated by Tom Harrison 


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Recent Reprint of Dalton & Hamer 

12 Dalton, R„ and S.H. Hamer. THE PROVINCIAL TOKEN-COINAGE OF THE 18TH 
CENTURY. ILLUSTRATED. Gettysburgh: The Copper Corner, 2015. Reprint with new addenda. 
4to, original pictorial boards, xxii, 49, 567, (1) pages + preliminary text to the various parts; well- 
illustrated throughout. New. Retail value $125 

A new edition of Dalton & Hamer’s classic work on Conder tokens, edited by Bill McKivor and with a substantial 
introduction and addenda/ corrigenda. Clain-Stefanelli 13878*. 

Donated by Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers 


Damon Douglas on New Jersey Coppers 

13 Douglas, Damon G. THE COPPER COINAGE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. Edited 
by Gary A. Trudgen. New York: ANS, 2003. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt, jacket, x, 126 pages. 
Fine. Retail value $40 

A transcription of the important manuscript by Douglas in the ANS Library, supplemented with commentary by a 
number of scholars. 

Donated by Tom Harrison 


First Edition Hibler & Kappen 

14 Hibler, Harold E„ and Charles V. Kappen. SO-CALLED DOLLARS: AN ILLUSTRATED 
STANDARD CATALOG WITH VALUATIONS. New York, 1963. 4to, original printed yellow 
cloth; jacket, xi, (1), 156 pages; illustrated. Jacket a bit worn; near fine. Retail value $35 

The first edition of this popular work. Voted as one of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s “One Hundred Greatest 
Items of United States Numismatic Literature.” 

Donated by Tom Harrison 


Steve Ivy & Early Heritage Fixed Price Catalogues 

15 Ivy, Steve. FIXED PRICE CATALOGUES. Dallas, 1980-98. Includes a mostly complete set 
of The Ivy Numismatic Monthly (which eventually became the Heritage Numismatic Journal), and 
various issues of The Ivy Numismatic Journal Update, The Heritage Numismatic Update, HNAI 
Happenings, Heritage Insider, Heritage Express Selections, and Comparative Value Index. 
Approximately 50 items. Generally near fine. Retail value $35 

Rarely offered. The older material provides an interesting look at what has become one of the powerhouses of the 
numismatic world. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


Thomas Jefferson’s Numismatic Writings 

16 [Jefferson, Thomas] Boyd, Julian P. [editor], THE PAPERS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. 
VOLUME 16: 30 NOVEMBER 1789 TO 4 JULY 1790. Princeton, 1961. 8vo, original dark gray 
cloth, gilt; jacket, xliii, 675, (3) pages; fine illustrations. Fine. Retail value $90 

Writings of numismatic interest include Notes on American Medals Struck in France (pages 53-79) with seven fine 
plates of medals and Notes of Copper Coinage (pages 335-349). Also included is Jefferson’s important Report on 
Weights and Measures which includes a section on coins (pages 602-675). The sections on the Comitia Americana 
medals and the Diplomatic medal are very important. 

Donated by David Fanning 


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Advance Copy Kolbe Sale 73 

17 Kolbe, George Frederick. NUMISMATIC LITERATURE MAIL BID AUCTION SALE 
SEVENTY-THREE. IMPORTANT AMERICAN NUMISMATIC LITERATURE FROM THE 
LIBRARIES OF CHARLES L. RUBY & REED HAWN. WORKS ON ANCIENT 
PORTRAITURE FROM THE LIBRARY OF DR. PIERRE BASTIEN... ADVANCE COPY. 

Crestline, June 13, 1998. 4to, original Velo-bound printed paper covers with clear plastic covers. 
(6), 8-116, (1) pages; 1714 lots. Fine. Retail value $35 

One of only a handful of copies issued. 

Donated by George F. Kolbe 


Advance Copy Kolbe Sale 80 

18 Kolbe, George Frederick. AUCTION SALE 80. THE HARRY W. BASS, JR. LIBRARY. PART 
FOUR. Crestline, June 10, 2000. 4to, original printed card covers backed with cloth tape. 13-161, 
(1) pages; 600 lots. Fine. Retail value $35 

One of only a handful of copies issued. The final of the four major Bass library sales (Kolbe Sale 80). The Bass library 
was one of the finest ever formed on U.S. numismatics, and featured amazing rarities, often bearing impressive 
provenances and generally either unsophisticated or in contemporary bindings. 

Donated by George F. Kolbe 


Typophile Edition of McKay’s Early American Currency 

19 McKay, George L. EARLY AMERICAN CURRENCY. SOME NOTES ON THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF PAPER MONEY IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES WITH 36 
REPRODUCTIONS OF ENGRAVED & TYPOGRAPHICAL SPECIMENS. New York: The 
Typophiles, 1944. 12mo, original red cloth, gilt; printed label, xxiv, 85, (1) pages; title printed in red 
and black within a decorative border; 36 fine collotype illustrations. Near fine. Retail value $50 
Typophile Chap Books X. No. 222 of 510 numbered examples. An interesting, informative and well-illustrated essay, 
being the upscale version, in slightly larger (and hardcover) format, of the American Numismatic Society’s 
Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 104. Clain-Stefanelli 13339. McKerchar 2102. Sigler 1630. 

Donated by David Fanning 


Price Lists &c. 

20 Miscellaneous. VARIOUS PRICE LISTS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS. Small-format 
price lists from Fred L. Buza, Overton Coin & Stamp Co., the Guttag Bros., and the Arnold 
Numismatic Co., plus three price guides from the 1960s to the 80s, the Bank of America’s Historical 
Background of American Coinage and a signed copy of Fey & Oxman’s Top 100 Morgan Dollar 
Varieties: The VAM Keys. Condition varies, mostly very good or better. Retail value $20 

Because it wouldn’t be an NBS auction without a Miscellaneous lot. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


Leatherbound Musante on John Adams Bolen 

21 Musante, Neil E. THE MEDALLIC WORK OF JOHN ADAMS BOLEN: DIE SINKER &C. 
Springfield, 2002. 8vo, original brown half calf with marbled paper sides; spine with five raised 
bands, decorated and lettered in gilt; crimson calf spine label, gilt, ix, (1), 326 pages; portrait; text 
illustrations; 8 color plates. Spine a little sunned; near fine. Retail value $150 

Special Edition. One of only 25 bound thus. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


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Newcomb on 1801-1803 

22 Newcomb, Howard R. THE UNITED STATES CENTS OF THE YEARS 1801-1802-1803. 
Detroit, 1925. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. 85, (1) pages; 5 fine photographic plates; addition slip 
tipped in on page 73; green silk marker with the cardboard cent gauge present. Fine. 

Retail value $300 

One of the major pre-Sheldon publications on U.S. large cents. Concerning Newcomb and this work, Dr. Sheldon 
wrote: “during the first quarter of the twentieth century and until his death in 1945, Howard R. Newcomb was so 
closely identified with the big cents that to mention cents was to mention Newcomb... The United States Cents of the 
Years 1801-1802-1803 ... marks a milestone in the cent literature. Approaching a field which had been left almost in 
chaos by the Doughty book, Newcomb assembled a vast quantity of numismatic material, ordered and reordered it, 
finally set up a new classificational system and a list which seemed adequate; and after testing the new list for upwards 
of a decade, published. The verdict of time on this work has been favorable.” Davis 745. Voted as one of the 
Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s “One Hundred Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature.” 

Donated by Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers 


Shield & Liberty Head Nickels 

23 Peters, Gloria, and Cynthia Mohon. THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SHIELD AND LIBERTY 
HEAD NICKELS. Virginia Beach, 1995. 4to, original printed card covers, ix, (1), 213, (1) pages; 
illustrated. Fine. Retail value $35 

A standard work. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


Rare Hardcover Pine Tree Catalogue 

24 Pine Tree Rare Coin Auction Sales. THE G.E.N.A. ‘74 SALE. New York, Sept. 18-21, 1974. 
4to, original blue cloth lettered in silver; original pictorial card covers bound in. 168 pages; 2229 
lots; illustrated. Original prices realized list laid in. Near fine. Retail value $150 

Genuinely rare: the first copy of the hardcover edition we’ve encountered in years. The 1974 GENA sale was the firm’s 
sixth, and was their most important to date. Walter Breen supervised the cataloguing of the sale. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


Wayte Raymond Publications 

25 Raymond, Wayte. PERIODICALS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS. New York, 1923-44. 
Includes a number of items: the 1932 Standard Premium List of All Rare United States and Early 
American Coins, eight issues of The Coin and Medal Bulletin, two Special Coin Lists, 1943 and 1944 
Standard Catalogue supplements, two editions of United States Gold Coins, etc. All 8vo, original 
printed card covers or self-covered, as issued, with one lacking covers. Generally very good or 
better. Retail value $40 

Raymond’s myriad publications are not collected as avidly as they should be. He had a wide-ranging influence on the 
development of the hobby in the first half of the twentieth century. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


Rosa Americana Fixed Price Catalogues 

26 Rosa Americana. FIXED PRICE CATALOGUES OF EARLY AMERICAN COINS. South 
Gate and San Diego, 1989-2003. Ten full-size catalogues plus one mailing. Includes: Nos. 1, 8-11, 


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13-16, the 1994 Book List and a mailing denoted Fixed Price List 11 1/2. Most a bit worn, with 
some annotations, marks from staples and paper clips, etc. Generally very good. 

Retail value $150 

A solid group of the important catalogues issued by Jeff Rock under the Rosa Americana banner (in partnership with 
Jack Collins for the first two). Rock recalled the genesis of the firm’s catalogues in the Fall 2011 issue of the C4 
Newsletter : “Jack and I saw our lists as something different from the way colonial price lists had been issued in the past. 
Instead of just a few pages, briefly listing (often no more than variety, grade and price) a few dozen to perhaps 7 5 coins, 
we would put something together that included much longer descriptions, good quality photographs, a large quantity 
of pieces spread over as many series as possible, information freely given on rarity, Condition Census and pricing, and 
a quality list that collectors would want to hang on to as a useful part of their library.” Many of these catalogues are 
scarce, and the later ones are close to book-length. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


Rare Wartime Volume of the Numismatic Circular 

27 Spink & Son. THE NUMISMATIC CIRCULAR LIST. Complete volume for 1944 
(unnumbered, but Vol. LII in the series). 8vo, self-covered. 300 columns. Generally near fine. 

Retail value $50 

During the Second World War, and for a period after, th e Numismatic Circular was published in truncated form “until 
the return of better times” (to quote their opening statement). The Numismatic Circular was the longest-running 
numismatic house organ on the planet. Much more than a simple fixed price list, it published substantive articles, 
including many important works primarily on ancient and British coins, but also on other areas. The truncated war 
year issues are rare. Clain-Stefanelli 777. 

Donated by David Fanning 


Pogue II Special Edition 

28 Stack’s Bowers Galleries [in association with Sotheby’s]. THE D. BRENT POGUE 
COLLECTION. MASTERPIECES OF UNITED STATES COINAGE. PART II. New York, Sept. 
30, 2015. Tall 4to, original blue leatherette, gilt; front cover with blindstamped impression of an 
American eagle, xi, (3), 253, (1) pages; 105 lots numbered 2001-2105; lavishly illustrated in color. 
Specially printed prices realized list housed in pocket on inside rear cover. Fine. Retail value $125 

Special Hardcover Edition of Part II of this amazing collection. Expertly catalogued by John Kraljevich, the five Pogue 
sales were a landmark event the likes of which may not be seen again. Stack’s Bowers did a very nice job on these 
special edition catalogues. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


Pogue V Special Edition 

29 Stack’s Bowers Galleries [in association with Sotheby’s]. THE D. BRENT POGUE 
COLLECTION. MASTERPIECES OF UNITED STATES COINAGE. PART V. Baltimore, Mar. 
31, 2017. Tall 4to, original blue leatherette, gilt; front cover with blindstamped impression of an 
American eagle, xi, (3), 397, (5) pages; 232 lots numbered 5001-5232; lavishly illustrated in color. 
Specially printed prices realized list housed in pocket on inside rear cover. Fine. Retail value $125 

Special Hardcover Edition of Part V of this amazing collection. Expertly catalogued by John Kraljevich, the five Pogue 
sales were a landmark event the likes of which may not be seen again. Stack’s Bowers did a very nice job on these 
special edition catalogues. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


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Flying Eagle & Indian Cents 

30 Steve, Larry R„ and Kevin J. Flynn. FLYING EAGLE AND INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES. 
Jarrettsville, 1995. 4to, original printed card covers, xiv, 230, (4) pages; illustrated; 3 color plates. 
Fine. Retail value $25 

A specialized study. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


Cameo Proof Coins of the United States 

31 Tomaska, Rick Jerry. CAMEO AND BRILLIANT PROOF COINAGE OF THE 1950 TO 
1970 ERA. Encinitas, 1991. 4to, original black leatherette lettered in silver; jacket, xiv, 193, (1) 
pages, including 19 color plates. Fine. Retail value $40 

An in-depth study. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


The 1 827 Mint Report 

32 United States Government. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES, TRANSMITTING A REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT, AND A 
STATEMENT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THAT INSTITUTION DURING THE YEAR 1827. 

Washington: Printed by Gales & Seaton, Jan. 21, 1828. 8vo, later red boards, gilt. 6, (2) pages; 1 
folding table. Binder’s leaves added for bulk. Fine. Retail value $300 

The report of Samuel Moore, the fifth Director of the Mint (who served 1824-1835), transmitted by President John 
Quincy Adams to the United States Congress. The written report provides some interesting commentary on the Mint’s 
sources of bullion for coinage: “Of the gold bullion deposited at the Mint within the past year, the proportion received 
from Mexico, South America, and the West Indies, maybe stated at $76,000; that from North Carolina at $21,000; and 
that from Africa at $15,000; leaving about $20,000 derived from sources not ascertained. The whole amount received 
from North Carolina, to the present time, is nearly $1 10,000. This gold has generally been found to exceed, in fineness, 
the standard of our gold coins.” The folding table submitted by Mint Treasurer James Rush provides a breakdown of 
the coins struck during 1827, including the 4000 quarters produced. A rare Mint Report. 

Donated by Dan Hamelberg 


TERMS 

1. There is no buyer’s premium for this sale. 

2. David Fanning will accept absentee bids for items in this sale. He can be reached before 
Sunday, July 30 at (614) 256-8915 or at the Kolbe & Fanning offices at 141 W. Johnstown Road, 
Gahanna OH 43230. He can be reached by email at df@numislit.com, but bids placed via email 
must reach him by Thursday, August 3. 

3. Any arrangements for shipping must be made in advance and are the responsibility of the 
bidder. 

4. All proceeds from items in this auction go to the Numismatic Bibliomania Society. No 
commission is being charged and any work performed for the auction is being done as a donated 
service. 

5. Items are sold as is and may not be returned. 


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